Pass or ticket for railways and the like.



Patented F ob. `15, 1916.

E; A. FLEMING. PASS 0R TICKET FOR RAILWAYS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION` FILED OCT. I4. 1912.

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Pass on ,TICKET FOR RAILWAYs AND THE Y manage.

Application flied october-14, 1912.v sei-iai No. 725,740.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EVERET A Fianna-f` 1NGa citizen of the UnitedStates, and aresident of Chicago, county of Cook, and

VState of Illinois, vhave invented a 'certain new and usefullass or Ticket for Railways andthe like, of which the following is a full, clear, `and exact' description. The invention relates to passes or tickets for railways, steamboats and the like, but more particularly to a free transportation ticket orpass. l y The invention seeks to provide an iniproved vforni of ticket Vor pass in which the ticket or vpass proper, coupons therefor andV a record of the ticket or passinay befmade out at a single writing, and which provides safeguards against improper. use, p

The invention consists in the features of vimprovement hereinafter lset forth, illus-A trated inthe preferred form in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.V

In the drawings, Figure l is a view of the obverse face of the improved ticket or pass and Fig. 2 is a faceA thereof. I

The ticket or pass is formed of a paper coupons A and B of substantially equal size. lf desired, a narrow section E is pro`` vided at oney end and isvconnected to the record or coupon Calong a weakened vertical line l. Section E forms a margin by which a number of the 'blank forms'inay'j be bound together into a book. In the preferred form shown, section D forming the pass or ticket proper is somewhat longer than the other two sections and is provided with an end portion F, which, onv the obverse face, is divided from the main portion of the pass by vertical line 5.

Each ticket or pass has a serial number which is kprinted upon each ofthe sections C and D and upon each of the half sectionsl A and B. In the particular ticketshown,

this serial `number FA-21207 is printed Vtions al'soloearVv on their left-hand portions' view ofl the reversepropriatelyr designated Vspaces 6v 'for theVV name ,of the holder of the pass or ticket,

spammen of Leiters raient; Patted Fab 151,19116 l' ,upon the obverse facel of each lofthe `sections A, B, C and `The'end sections CY vand D and the centralsection also bear api and, preferably, also,` forhis address, and' the name of they partyorfconcern on whose Y account or at whose request the pass or ticket is issued. The end and centralsecappropriately designated spaces 7 for receiving datav concerning the going trip andv upony their lright-hand portions, appropri' ately. designatedv ,spacesV 8 forreceivingj data concerninguthe return trip. Prefer ably, also, these sections, beneath the spaces 7 and 8, have appropriately designated spaces 9v and l0 for receiving the date of issue and the date upon-'which the pass or ticket expires orbecomes void.

The designated spaces 6, 7 8, 9 and 10, f

Von thel three sections ofthe pass or tickets are located alternately upon the opposite faces of the strip. ln the particular form sliown,these designations appear upon the lso obverse faces of the end sections C and D, and upon the reverse facev ofthe centralV j section forming the couponsl A and B, so that, when the sections are folded upon the lines 1 and 2 and superposed, the spaces will be in register and, byV placing sheets of carbon paper between the sections, the 'data upon vall of these spaces upon the separate sectionsfcan be filled in at a single writing. lf we assume theV ticket to .be in the posi- 'tion shown in Fig. 1,it Vis folded for filling out 'as follows: The portions on the fleft of the line 2 are folded over to the right to bring the central sectionvon to the obverse face ofthev end section C. The end section D is then foldedto the left about-the line l to bring iton to the reverse face ofthe 'central section.v The spaces 6, 7 8, 9 and;

l0 upon the'three sections will then register so that, as stated, they can be filled outl atv a single writing. Heretofore, free transportationtickets or pass forms .have been usually so'arranged that itwas necessary to fill out two'separate forms, one for the going trip and one for the return trip and, also, to preserve a record, to fill outa couico pon or stub to which the going and return tripy .forms vwere detachably connected'.

lith the present form one writing suffices. l

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It alsofpermits the usel of atypewriter for the complete operation of issuing a pass orticlret and doesV away with separate pen stubbing. l

The section D preferably bears upon its obverse face an appropriately designated space il for the signature the otiicial countersigning or yalidating the pass er ticket,

and the record coupon in the form shown suance of the pass or ticket, and the coupons so received are led at the recording office in numerical order. This permits a prompt examination of an exact copy or" the pass by the recording oilice and also of the request or authority :tor its issue and, in most cases, before the pass or ticket proper is presented for passage. iany improper issuance of the pass can thus be detected and the pass can usually be canceled before it is used, and certainly before it is entirely used. TJnder the present practice, the stubs, which contain copies of the asses issued, are not turned inte the recen ig oiiice until the en tire stub book is iilled.

rlhe half sections orvcoupons A and B preferably bear upon their reverse faces appropriately designated spaces li, 15 and 1S for receiing data concerning the train, date and the conductor of the train upon Which the pass is iirst presented for the going and return trips. The half section or coupon A is intended to be taken up by the first conductor to Whom the pass or ticket is presented on thel going trip. in the preferrred form shown, it bears upon its obverse face appropriately designated spaces 17 for the signature and address of the user, whereby he acknowledges receipt of the pass and certiiies that he is the person legally entitled to its use. This acknowledgement and certificate or coupon A is taken up by the iirst conductor to Whom the pass is presented for passage and is turned in to the recording oiiice, Where it is iiled with the copy of the pass appearing upon record coupon C already received from the issuing oilice. YVhen coupon A is thus filed, a comparison can be easily made between it and coupon C and any irregularity in the use of the pass thus detected and., if necessary, steps may be taken to cancel the pass. With the form of pass now commonly in use, it may be improperly issued to one party and stubbed for another. If the pass is then used short of the destination, it Will not be collected by the conductor and Will not be turned in, so

that the evidence that it was issued to one party and stubbed to another is destroyed. i/Vith the present form the coupon A is taken up by the first conductor to Whom the pass is Vpresented upon the going trip and is iiled with the recording ottice so that such improper use will be prevented. Furthermore, when the conductor li ndling the pass detachee coupon A, the copy of the pass appearing upon the reverse faces oit the coupons A and B and the name ofthe holder thereon is torn in half, thus insuring against any attempt to afterward change the pass to include'or cover other than the y} 3arty irst named at the time of issuance.v rlhis prevents any improper manipulation of the pass on the return trip.

The half section or coupon'B` also bears upon its obverse face appropriately designated spaces 1S for the signature and address oi' the user.- This coupon isr taken up by the iirst conductor to Whom the pass or ticket is presented on the return trip and is turned in' and filed in the recording oiitice, so that abuse of the pass upon the return trip is guarded against.

ln case any stop-ever is permitted, it is always after either or both of the coupons A and B are collected. rlhe holder will be required to sign a regular form of identiiication slip when the pass is iirst presented to the conductor after a stop-over. These slips are turned in and iiled in the recording ofiice with the portions of the pass already collected. i comparison of the signatures vvill readily disclose Whe-ther or not the pass has changed hands during the stop-over and if it has, the original holder can be called to account.

ln case the pass or ticket is issued for one Way only, the return trip portion upon the pass proper or section D and'upon the coupons B and C Will be crossed out, or the Words @ne Way only7 Written across the same. When a one-Way pass is presented, the conductor first handling the same will take up both the coupons A and B and turnv them together. Should he fail to do l this, or should the pass have been changed before it is presented for passage, ,the fact Will become known immediately upon receipt of the coupon A in the recording olice and it may then be immediately bulletined for canceling its use for a return trip. rt the end of the trip, the section l) forming the pass or ticket proper is taken up and turned in and tiled with the recording oi'- Iice. For the purpose of investigating any irregularity. the recording oflice has, upon coupon C, the name of the party issuing the pass, the name and address of the party to Whom it is issued, and upon coupon ri, when turned in, the signature and address of the party presenting the pass for passage. If any irregularity appears, the origithe sanie,'can be called to account and the 'fact that'any abuse is readily discovered,

Will act. as a preventive against improper use. v

proper, formed by the section l), preferably has suitably' designated `spaces 19 for the signature and address of the holder, Which are placed below the usual restrictions pe`rtaining to the extent of liability of the railroad. 1t also has, inthe form shown, suitably designated spaces 2O which are punched .by the successive conductors to Whom the pass is presented upon the going and returntrips. Upon Vits obverse face, the portion F may bear any restriction desired as to the manner in Which the pass or ticket may be usedand,iin the form shovvn, it has appropriately designated spaces 2l on its reverse Jface for receiving data pertaining to any stopovers permitted.

It is obvious that the improved pass orik ticket may be adapted, not only for going and return trips, butl also for separate trips or the separate sections. of a journey and that other changes may be made in the details set forth Without departure from the essentials of the 'invention as defined in the claims.

1 claim as my invention:

1. A pass or ticket comprising a strip divided by vertical lines into three sections,

veach provided with appropriately desig` nated spaces to receive data concerning the going and return trips, located respectively on separate portions thereof, said designated spaces appearing on the obverse faces of the end sections and.A on the reverse face of the central section and registering when the sections are superposed, said end sections forming respectively the pass or ticket proper and a record coupon, and the going and return trip portions of said central section being divided to form separate identification coupons, substantially as described.

2. A pass or ticketr comprising a strip divided by weakened vertical lines into three substantially equal sections, Aeach provided With appropriately designated spaces for receiving data concerning the holder of tlie pass or ticket and each section having appropriately designated spaces to receive data concerning the going and return trips on its right and leftY hand portions, respectively, said designated spaces appearing alternately on the opposite faces of said sections and registering when the sections are folded upon one another, said end sections forming respectively the pass or ticket proper and a detachable record coupon and the right and leftliand portions of said central section being divided by a weakened vertical line to form detachable identification coupons, substantially as described.

The reverse face of the pass or ticket 3.1A pass or ticketcomprising a pass oi' lticket section and a coupon section, each of said sections having appropriately desig-` nated spaces for receiving data concerning theholder and the going.andY return trips,

said coupon section being divisible into t-Wo detachable coupons bearing" respectively said designated spaces for the going and y ing the same serial number, substantially as describedi 4.? A- pass or ticket comprising a strip divided by vertical lines into three substantially' equal sections, each having appropriately designated spaces. for receiving data concerning the holder Vof the passand 'the going and return trips, said designated spaces being located on the obverse face of the end sections andthe reverse face of said central sections and registering vwhen said SOl sections are superposed, said designations f for v'the going andreturn tripsbeing located on the right and left hand portions respectively of each of said sections, and the right and left hand portions of'said central sections being divided byy a vertical line to form separate detachable coupons, each of said coupons having' anappropratelv desig-A nated space for the'signature ofthe user of the pass, and said coupons and said end sections each bearing the same serial num-V ber, substantially as described.

5. A pass or ticket comprising, a `strip divided into a plurality of sections, each provided With appropriately designated spaces to receive data concerning separate trips arranged to register When said sece tions are superposed, said designated spaces for the separate trips being arranged, respectively, on separate portions of each of said sections, and the said separate portions of one of said sections being divided to form a plurality of separately detachable identiiication coupons, each `bearing the designated spaces pertaining lto onetrip, substantially as described. y

6. A pass or ticket-comprising aspass or ticket'section, a coupon section and a -recdata concerning the person of the holder of the pass or lticket andliaving approprithereof for receiving data concerning sepa-y rate trips, tlie said separate portionsof'said coupon section being divisible into a yplnrality ofA separately detachable, identiiica-l tion coupons, each bearing said designated ately designated spaces on separate portions Y spaces pertaining to one trip, substantially as described. Y, .l Y 7. A pass or ticket comprising a strip divided by weakened lines into a plurality ignated spaces upon seperate portions thereof for receiving` dem concerning sepzirzifte trips, said designated spaces being arranged to register when said sections ere Superpesed, the said Seperate portions of Said Vcoupon section being divided by weakened Y lines to forni n plurality of seperately detachable, identicntion coupons each beniing` the said designated spaces pertaining to one of the trips and each coupon having an appropriately designated Space for the signature of the user of' the pass or ticket7 seid sections and each of Said coupons bearing the seine serial number,substantially as described.

EVERET A. FLEMING.

Nitnessesz HARRY L. CLK/i111), KATH-ARINE GriaLAci-I.

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